System and method for providing electronic vouchers
First Claim
1. A system for providing an electronic voucher to a computing device, comprising:
- a reseller website, accessible by the computing device via a network;
a promotion website linked to the reseller website;
a computer program, executable through the promotion website, having the ability to receive buyer information, determine if a linking reseller is correct based on the buyer information, and to select a reseller based on the buyer information;
a memory device, accessible by the computer program and the promotion website, for storing data received by the computer program and the promotion website; and
means for sending information to the computing device the electronic voucher redeemable at the selected reseller.
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Abstract
The system and method provide access to a website by a buyer via the Internet. A list of producers is displayed to the buyer and a producer selection is received from the buyer. A list of products, based on the producer selection, is displayed to the buyer and a product selection is received from the buyer. Buyer information is requested from the buyer, such as the buyer'"'"'s zip code and email address, the buyer information is received from the buyer, and the buyer information is stored in memory. Through a computer program, a reseller, located closest to the buyer, is selected from a reseller database, based on the buyer information and a cash value discount and expiration date are selected from a discount database based on the product selection. Finally, an electronic voucher is sent to the buyer via email containing the producer and product selections, the reseller, the cash value discount, and the expiration date.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for providing an electronic voucher to a computing device, comprising:
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a reseller website, accessible by the computing device via a network;
a promotion website linked to the reseller website;
a computer program, executable through the promotion website, having the ability to receive buyer information, determine if a linking reseller is correct based on the buyer information, and to select a reseller based on the buyer information;
a memory device, accessible by the computer program and the promotion website, for storing data received by the computer program and the promotion website; and
means for sending information to the computing device the electronic voucher redeemable at the selected reseller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for providing an electronic voucher to a computing device, comprising:
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a reseller website, accessible by the computing device via a network;
a promotion website linked to the reseller website;
a product webpage linked to the promotion website;
a computer program, executable through the product webpage, having the ability to receive buyer information, determine if a linking reseller is correct based on the buyer information, and to select a reseller based on the buyer information;
memory device, accessible by the computer program and the promotion website, for storing data received by the computer program and the promotion website; and
means for sending to the computing device an electronic voucher redeemable at the selected reseller. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for providing electronic vouchers, comprising:
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a reseller website, accessible by a computing device via the Internet;
a promotion website linked to the reseller website;
a computer program, executable through the promotion website, having the ability to receive a zip code and an email address and determine if a linking reseller is correct based on the zip code;
a product database, accessible by the computer program, the computer program having the ability to display a product from the product database through the promotion website and to receive a product selection;
a memory, accessible by the computer program and the promotion website, for storing the linking reseller, the product selection, the zip code, and the email address;
a reseller database, accessible by the computer program, the computer program having the ability to select a reseller from the reseller database based on the zip code;
a discount database, accessible by the computer program, the computer program having the ability to select a cash value discount and an expiration date from the discount database based on the product selection; and
an email program, accessible by the computer program, for communicating to the computing device, the product selection, the reseller, and the electronic voucher indicating the cash value discount and the expiration date.
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16. A system for providing electronic vouchers, comprising:
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a reseller website, accessible by a remote device via the Internet;
a promotion website linked to the reseller website;
a product webpage linked to the promotion website;
a computer program, executable through the product webpage, having the ability to receive a zip code and an email address and determine if a linking reseller is correct based on the zip code;
a memory, accessible by the computer program and the promotion web site, for storing the linking reseller, the zip code, and the email address;
a reseller database, accessible by the computer program, the computer program having the ability to select a reseller from the reseller database based on the zip code;
a discount database, accessible by the computer program, the computer program having the ability to select a cash value discount;
and an expiration date from the discount database; and
an email program, accessible by the computer program, for communicating to the remote device, the electronic voucher indicating the reseller, the cash value discount, and the expiration date.
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17. A method for providing electronic vouchers, comprising the steps of:
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providing access to a reseller website to a buyer via a network;
displaying a promotion, receiving a promotion selection, and linking to a promotion website based on the promotion selection;
determining a linking reseller from the reseller website;
requesting buyer information, receiving the buyer information, and storing the information in a memory device;
determining if the linking reseller is correct based on the buyer information and if the linking reseller is not correct, selecting a reseller based on the buyer information; and
communicating the electronic voucher, redeemable at the reseller, to the buyer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for providing electronic vouchers, comprising:
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providing access to a reseller website to a buyer via the Internet;
displaying a promotion, receiving a promotion selection, and linking to a promotion website based on the promotion selection;
determining a linking reseller from the reseller website;
displaying a product from a product database, receiving a product selection, and storing the product selection in a memory;
requesting a zip code and an email address, receiving the zip code and the email address, and storing the zip code and the email address in the memory;
determining if the linking reseller is correct based on the zip code and if the linking reseller is not correct, selecting a reseller from a reseller database located closest to the buyer based on the zip code;
selecting a cash value discount and an expiration date from a discount database based on the product selection; and
communicating an electronic voucher containing the product selection, the reseller, the cash value discount, and the expiration date to the email address via an email program.
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24. A method for providing electronic vouchers, comprising:
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providing access to a reseller website to a buyer via the Internet;
displaying a promotion, receiving a promotion selection, and linking to a promotion website based on the promotion selection;
determining a linking reseller from the reseller website;
displaying a product, receiving a product selection, and linking to a product webpage based on the product selection;
requesting a zip code and an email address, receiving the zip code and the email address, and storing the zip code and the email address in a memory;
determining if the linking reseller is correct based on the zip code and if the linking reseller is not correct, selecting a reseller from a reseller database located closest to the buyer based on the zip code;
selecting a cash value discount and an expiration date from a discount database based on the product selection; and
communicating an electronic voucher containing the product selection, the reseller, the cash value discount, and the expiration date to the email address via an email program.
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25. A method for providing a discount to a buyer that is redeemable at a specific reseller, comprising the steps of:
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advertising a cash value discount available for a product and an expiration date in a newspaper;
receiving a contact from a buyer via telephone regarding the discount;
receiving a product selection, a zip code, and an email address from the buyer;
selecting a reseller located geographically closest to the buyer based on the zip code; and
communicating the reseller to the buyer by sending an email to the email address.
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